England: Under 2.5 goals

 

England v Scotland
International Friendly, Wembley
8pm, ITV

DUSTING DOWN THE HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS

Long time since England played Scotland.

14 years to be precise – going back to 1999 when the Euro was born.

Who knows in 14 years time from now we might have Scotland with their own unit of currency. I’ll be very original and call it the Scot.

There are five changes for England following their encouraging 2-2 draw in Brazil last time out.

England team: Hart; Walker, Cahill, Jagielka, Baines; Gerrard (c), Cleverley, Wilshere; Walcott, Rooney, Welbeck.

Goodness knows why this match has been scheduled just 72 hours before the start of the EPL season.

A full house is guaranteed at Wembley but as for the organisers and their timing, sweet FA comes to mind:

The head to head stats (going back to 1983 !!) are:

Nov 1999 Euros England 0 – 1 Scotland
Nov 1999 Euros Scotland 0 – 2 England
Jun 1996 Euros England 2 – 0 Scotland
May 1989 International Scotland 0 – 2 England
May 1988 International England 1 – 0 Scotland
May 1987 International Scotland 0 – 0 England
Apr 1986 International England 2 – 1 Scotland
May 1985 International Scotland 1 – 0 England
May 1984 International Scotland 1 – 1 England
Jun 1983 International England 2 – 0 Scotland

Only once has the fixture produced more than 2.5 goals – so I’m keeping with the unders trend tonight.

STAR FORECAST
(stake between 0.5 and 10 points)
10 points win UNDER 2.5 GOALS